Recently I have been chatting to another christian about loads of different stuff and I just feel that one of us seems to have blurred vision! The question is which one?
We were talking about churches and our families and I said that my family come to church when I speak. They asked 'what when you are introducing the service?' I told them no, when I am talking the sermon. They were very perplexed by this and said that they believe only someone who has been educated at a bible school and who has had proper training on how to deliever a sermon should speak. I asked why do you think that? They said because when you speak up there you can have a lot of influence, so you need to know what you are talking about. I asked well does that mean that your pastor never gives his point of view when preaching? Of course he does but he is trained!
I asked what they thought about the disciples and the fact that some of them were young? That was different! They said.
So do you think only people who are educated at bible school can have a word from God? Of course not they answered! So why cant they speak in church?
This person quite likes Soul Survivor and wishes to go, so I told them that last summer they had a year out guy (17yrs old) take the morning meeting. 17!!!! what can he know!!!
I felt that they were missing the point and may well be holding themselves back by thinking like this. I know that speaking in front of people has huge responsibility but God uses all people doesn't he?
I do not claim to be a bible scholar but I do feel that anyone can have a message to share.
I started to realise from other conversations that we had had that they highly value education. What ever we want to do we must educate our selves, experience is not enough!
What do you thihnk about that?
1 comment:
God speaks through everyone man, just because someone is educated doesnt mean they are in tune with God.
God will use whoever is open and doesnt check the level to which we're educated. As long as what you are saying is sound stuff and it's been prayed about then speak it!
This verse immediately came to mind ( I love biblegateway cos u can search even if you only know bits..bring it!)
1 Corinthians 1:26-28 (NIV)
Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are,
Miss you King. Prague in 10 days...bring it!
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